Native American Employees organization president on John T. Williams Day

Pamela Masterman-Stearns, the president of the City of Seattle Native American Employees organization (CANOES), praised Mayor Mike McGinn for proclaiming Sunday as John T. Williams Day.

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Masterman-Stearns asked the Mayor to make the proclamation earlier this week and coordinated with Williams’ family in making the request, according to the organization.

“I asked the Mayor to proclaim February 27th as John T. Williams Day because I believe that it will speed healing in Seattle, build trust among our communities, and honor the legacy of the Late John T. Williams,” Masterman-Stearns said in a statement. “Our goal is to bring all of our communities, City leadership, and the police together in a spirit of remembrance and unity.

“We first reached out to the Mayor and his staff because we, as Native American City workers, count them as brothers and sisters.”